Increased childhood BMI is associated with young adult serum uric acid levels: a linkage study from Japan.

Background: Growth pattern in early life is one of the most important factors affecting the pathogenesis of metabolic-associated diseases. The associations between serum uric acid (SUA) and hypertension, kidney disease, and coronary heart disease have been recognized. We investigated the association between increased BMI during childhood and adult SUA levels in Japan.

Age differences in the risk of diabetes incidence according to body mass index level in Japanese women.

Objective: To investigate the age differences in the risk of diabetes incidence according to body mass index (BMI).

Methods: For an average of 10.3 years, this study prospectively followed a cohort of 4725 women aged 30-69 years without diabetes at a baseline health check-up conducted between April 1990 and March 1992.

BMI percentile curves for Japanese men and women aged 20-79 years who underwent a health check-up in 1980 and 2005.

Objective: To establish body mass index (BMI) percentile curves for adults and to compare these in 1980 with those in 2005 among Japanese men and women.

Methods: Participants included 8080 community residents aged 20-79 years who had a health check-up in 1980 and 5616 community residents aged 20-79 years who had a health check-up in 2005. Sex-specific percentile curves for BMI were constructed using the LMS method.

Steeper increases in body mass index during childhood correlate with blood pressure elevation in adolescence: a long-term follow-up study in a Japanese community.

The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between long-term changes in body mass index (BMI) during childhood and adolescent blood-pressure levels in a general Japanese population. We used health report data from 900 Japanese children between 1983 and 2007. After adjusting for baseline BMI and other confounding factors multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to examine the relationship between changes in BMI (ΔBMI) over a 6-year period (6-12 years) and blood pressure once children reached ages 14 or 15.

Trends in paraquat poisoning in Japan - viewed from surveys on clinical cases.

Objective: Paraquat poisoning occurs worldwide, and both the fatality rate and the number of deaths are out of the ordinary. Japan is one of the few countries in the world that have replaced 24% products with 5% products. This report is an attempt to introduce information about paraquat poisoning in Japan.

Lifestyle and the risk of diabetes mellitus in a Japanese population.

The objective was to examine the association between lifestyle and risk for diabetes. For an average of 9.9 years, this study prospectively followed a cohort of 7,211 (2,524 men and 4,687 women) community residents aged 30-69 years without diabetes at a health check-up conducted between April 1990 and March 1992 until diabetes was confirmed or until the end of 2006.

Impact of smoking cessation on incidence of diabetes mellitus among overweight or normal-weight Japanese men.

Aims: To assess the impact of smoking cessation on incidence of diabetes among overweight or normal-weight Japanese men.

Methods: This 9.2-year cohort study included 2070 men aged 40-69 years without diabetes.

Risk of smoking and body mass index for incidence of diabetes mellitus in a rural Japanese population.

Objective: To assess the risk of smoking, body mass index (BMI), and both for incidence of diabetes in a rural Japanese population.

Method: This study was a 10.1-year cohort study of 2070 men and 3802 women aged 40-69 years without diabetes at baseline who underwent a health check-up at one central hospital in Nagano Prefecture.

[A survey on urinary incontinence among middle aged and older people].

Objective: Studies in Western countries have revealed that urinary incontinence, non-intentional loss of urine, is a common condition in aged populations, and even younger individuals may suffer from urinary incontinence. However, in Japan, the evidence for community residents on this topic is limited. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of urinary incontinence among middle aged using a structured questionnaire and older people and to provide useful information including frequency, voided volume, relation to parity as a risk factor and persons to consult for this condition.

Pesticide-related dermatitis in Saku district, Japan, 1975-2000.

Cases of dermatitis caused by pesticide exposures (n = 394), tabulated by the Division of Dermatology, Saku Central Hospital, Japan, from 1975 to 2000 are described. Dermatitis cases gradually decreased from 1975 to 2000, presumably accelerated by the phase-out of dermatitis-causing pesticides, including difolatan fungicide and salithion, an organophosphorous insecticide. Cases of chronic and solar dermatitides gradually decreased, which may be explained by reductions in the use of allergenic or photosensitive sulfur agents and organophosphates.